Cascada is a German Eurodance act. One of its hit singles is Everytime We Touch. The lyrics highlight how much she is in love with a guy and the music video extends it to even show that everyone has the right and ability to express themselves uniquely. Your qualities shouldn’t be hidden because of what others label you as. Everyone has hidden talents that can be brought out through passion and by getting past fear. Love should show your excitement and bring to light what makes you one of a kind.
The girl (Natalie Horler) is determined in this music video to get this boy back. At the beginning we see her holding a picture of him as she speaks her first sentence. We can tell she is hurting. She discovers what she wants (him back) so she carries out a plan. It took a little time to come up with this plan of action but she got an idea. So she goes to the library where he works and just lets her personality and zeal show.
She enters the library and walks right up to him and gets his attention. He follows her farther into the library where other people are and she gets up onto a row of cabinets like they are a catwalk and she solo dances at a very fast rate with the music. The flashing lights really add to the beat also. The use of her hair brought out her feminine side and how she needs attention. She is just beginning to raise havoc. People have to be creative in self expression.
The choreography was done very well in this music video to match the beat and to fill the instrumental section. The fast sections of the song had fast dancing and the slow section where he admits his love to her is given a slow visual to show the sincerity. The overall tone of the song is made to be truly romantic and fun. The music video brings it out all the more.
The combination of clips where good because they connected each part of the library together to show us the progress and to show us everything Natalie was doing. At first when she is on her catwalk, her guy is trying to get her down. She also found it necessary to throw catalog cards around too so he had to pick them all up. Then all of the other people who are in the library start to notice her and they soon join into her excitement and break dance too. They all come together to form a dance group that is perfectly woven. The dance solos show how everyone can express personality: scholars, janitors, and large men with fanny packs. The guy she is trying to get, also shows his soul too. Love should allow every party to be themselves.
Natalie does a wonderful job of using body language and facial expressions to show she really does “feel the static.” The focus was able to stay on her except when she tied in her fellow actors and actresses to encourage others to show what they can do. In the US, individuality and self expression are encouraged but kids still live in the shadows. Cascada is telling you to come out and live life with enthusiasm because no one can keep you down.
The video definitely shows passion for music and self expression. It is a great portrayal of the tune.
Good job, Olivia!! I liked how you walked the reader through the music video and explained all the different elements in it. However, you may want to review your blog before posting, not just with spellcheck, either.
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